Halloween has gotten a bum rap for a lot of years in the United States as being about evil. In truth, it was originally about celebrating the fall harvest. Either way, Halloween is gaining in popularity again, and with it being on a Wednesday this year, that means you can use the weekend before and after for your celebrations! We're gathered together 20+ sites to help you make the most of your Halloween night and coming parties.
General Information & Tips
Apples4TheTeacher.com Halloween page - a collection of activities for kids related to Halloween such as coloring pages and riddles.
CostumeIdeaZone.com - A site for easy, home made costumes, some as quick as 60-seconds to make.
Halloween.com - As the domain name would imply, a central point for everything related to Halloween. Includes a history of the holiday.
Halloween-Website.com - Lots of info on costumes, picking a pumpkin, party suggestions and more.
HalloweenGhostStories.com - A small collection of ghost stories to read and get you through the haunted night.
HalloweenIsHere.com - A general purpose Halloween site with recipes, DIY costume ideas, safety tips and more.
HalloweenJoys.com - Offers up all sorts of Halloween art work you can use with social networking pages or other web sites.
HalloweenKitchen.com - A collection of Halloween themed recipes such as caramel apples and popcorn.
HalloweenRecipes.org - A large collection of free to download Halloween themed recipes.
HorrorFind.com - Find just about anything related to horror that's on the web in this directory.
NetBroadcaster.com Horror Films - Catch some old horror films for free online. Not a whole lot of well known ones, but you can catch the original Night Of The Living Dead.
Ghosts & Haunted Attractions
DoomBuggies.com - A fan site dedicated to the Haunted Mansion/Phantom Manor attractions at the Disney theme parks around the world.
HauntedHouses.com - Helps you locate haunted locations near you and haunted house type attractions.
HauntWorld.com - A list of haunted attractions across the United States with a ratings system.
The-Atlantic-Paranormal-Society.com - A paranormal investigation team best known for their TV show, Ghost Hunters.
TrueGhostTales.com - A collection of tales about hauntings, photos, explanations of different types of hauntings and so on.
YourGhostStories.com - Share and read real-life stories of hauntings.
Pumpkin Carving
eHow.com Pumpkin Patterns - Offers over 30 free patterns for your pumpkin carving.
PumpkinLady.com - Four years worth of free pumpkin patterns you can download and use immediately.
Pumpkin-Patch.com - Offers up probably far more information that you could ever possibly want to know about pumpkins. Includes tip on carving, baking, and picking your "victim".
SpookMaster.com - Offers a small selection of free carving patterns, and a pattern of the day.
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